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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by Beverlyjean(f): 10:10pm On Sep 01, 2023
Be like they have been served what's gonna happen in 2 weeks time

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by VinnyBaba: 10:11pm On Sep 01, 2023
Amicable01:
This country needs a total overhaul

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by VinnyBaba: 10:13pm On Sep 01, 2023
Beverlyjean:
Be like they have been served what's gonna happen in 2 weeks time

My Guy,

If Wetin dey ur mind fit Happen.😊

I will Dump Messi and follow you to Start supporting Ronaldo. 😄😄

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by badoh(m): 10:16pm On Sep 01, 2023
AdaojoTheUrchin:
This corrupt lawyer that is adept at bribing judges to look for technicalities and forget merit.
Do you have any evidence of how he bribed judges? When they sue your ass now, you begin to cry after you don yearn nonsense which you cannot defend.
Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by Kobojunkie: 10:17pm On Sep 01, 2023
nairalandkachy1:
In a paper he presented at the event, entitled; ‘The Nigeria Of Our Dreams: A Call To The Patriots’, the senior lawyer equally called for the renaming of the country.
He said: “My position is that we should stop mocking ourselves by the retention of the name Nigeria, a hypocritical and demeaning appellation given to us by Lugard’s mistress.
“It is intriguing that, to date, we have not mustered sufficient courage to drop this denigrating appellation. Come to think of this, the French named their French colony Niger, who the British gave us the ridiculous appellation Nigeria.
“What is the difference between Niger as pronounced in French and Nigeria as pronounced in English? A citizen of Niger is called a Nigerien, while a citizen of Nigeria is called a Nigerian.
“Have we bothered to ask ourselves what the difference is between these names? It is a difference without a distinction, and the recent development in the Republic of Niger has brought to the fore this stark reality.
“As a person, I keep asking myself why I am described and addressed as a Nigerian, a name imposed on us/me by the imperial masters?

A pig by any other name is still a pig! lipsrsealed

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by Treasure17(m): 10:21pm On Sep 01, 2023
It's a charade and the name only exist on paper and not in reality. Can two move forward except they agree?

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by AdaojoTheUrchin: 10:22pm On Sep 01, 2023
badoh:

Do you have any evidence of how he bribed judges? When they sue your ass now, you begin to cry after you don yearn nonsense which you cannot defend.

Smelling thiefnuhbu monkey. Go and die. Zombie grin

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by jaxxy(m): 10:22pm On Sep 01, 2023
People who can't follow the simple constitution on electoral laws and democratic issues want to speak for Nigerians.

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by Mccullum: 10:23pm On Sep 01, 2023
Your opinion Sir, changing of name is tantamount to nothing.

May God bless Nigeria.

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by Naijanascam: 10:23pm On Sep 01, 2023
Hahahaha...... Your citizenship expires the day your passport expired is still in our memories grin

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by ShenTeh(m): 10:24pm On Sep 01, 2023
Alchemy528:
The topic "Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring" seems to address a significant and contentious issue within Nigerian politics and society. Advocating for restructuring and questioning the name of the nation is a thought-provoking stance that likely sparks discussions about the country's identity, history, and political future. It would be interesting to explore the arguments and perspectives presented by Wole Olanipekun and others on this topic to better understand the context and implications of such a proposal.

Lesser known people have repeatedly raised these same issues.

Our learned colleague came late to the party but its an all-comers' party.

We welcome everyone who helps to drive this cause.

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by Powerexpert: 10:24pm On Sep 01, 2023
grin grin
Naijanascam:
Hahahaha...... Your citizenship expires the day your passport expired is still in our memories grin
Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by Jeffyblaq(m): 10:27pm On Sep 01, 2023
Nonsense in a sense...☹️


We as a people are the curse.. perhaps, "cursed" 😔

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by mrblessed(m): 10:28pm On Sep 01, 2023
Remembering Gen Ojukuwu's ageless maxim: "On Aburi I Stand."

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by astonished: 10:30pm On Sep 01, 2023
Frigga13:
Asiwaju screamed true federalism all his life in opposition.. he get chance .. na to kill everything and everyone join..

Restructuring and federalism don turn lamba ..

Yoruba remains good as oppositions.. give them real power .. Somali will be smiling..

I think applied to every human being, forget the sainty most of you Obidient display. If Power got into your hands, you will do worst.

It's normal thing in politics to pretend to be who you are not, this remind me of Buhari.

Some of us has seen preview of Igbo with federal power during Jonathan regime, Igbo with president will make Nigeria not last up to six months before the country scattered, you don't give power to emotional imbalance people, it's like giving gun to madman

Nigerians now appreciate Buhari..
Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by soccerlite: 10:31pm On Sep 01, 2023
The name is a far lesser issue




Nigeria must be Restructured is the weightier issue

Nigeria can't be ran with the same method used when it was 10m population, only to now have elective and appointment politicis has the only lucrative venture
Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by RecentHistory: 10:32pm On Sep 01, 2023
Frigga13:
Druggie is a huge disgrace .. even his people want the name change..

Na lie..

E remain Nigeria ..

Why you no get this brain all this while .. matter don Dey be .. SAN eyes open.


Power to the North 2023
tinubu must contest. must.

See where you ended your life? grin
Shame has made you to abandon your asgard moniker.

You are a failure and I really pity your life.

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by tnerro1(m): 10:33pm On Sep 01, 2023
Old people refused to retire and mentor the younger generations, still looking for money and influence at old age. No wonder the moral decay amongst youths is very high

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by SeriouslySense(m): 10:33pm On Sep 01, 2023
How about making the regions independent of the center, let everyone rule themselves according to their way of Life.

It would be excellent to see very independent people and taking full responsibility of how they are governed.

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by soccerlite: 10:34pm On Sep 01, 2023
Frigga13:
Asiwaju screamed true federalism all his life in opposition.. he get chance .. na to kill everything and everyone join..

Restructuring and federalism don turn lamba ..

Yoruba remains good as oppositions.. give them real power .. Somali will be smiling..

Nigerians now appreciate Buhari..

Fact

tinubu was singing state police

Vat to be collected by state

Now

Song don end

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by ImperialYoruba: 10:34pm On Sep 01, 2023
When you are at that level in society, people like Wole Olanipekun should not open mouth and say too much. Their spoken words must be measured, not confronting. At the end of the day the wisdom hidden in it will be self-evident.

But you see people still in their youth like myself can open mouth and speak in confrontation, even use our tongue to start a war.

Where Baba Olanipekun is going is that yamree has destroyed this name Nigeria, and it's time to separate Biafra so Nigeria can bu cured....or if that's not possible, rename Nigeria altogether and redeem us from international humiliation resulting from crimes labeled as Nigerian, when in reality it is Biafra.

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by SeriouslySense(m): 10:37pm On Sep 01, 2023
So why can't they even give Biafra the chance to be itself. Why must it be forced to be what they want. You also admit, its a problem , so why not work for the good of everyone.

Although i know you cannot be reasonable its too expensive.

ImperialYoruba:
When you are at that level in society, people like Wole Olanipekun should not open mouth and say too much. Their spoken words must be measured, not confronting. At the end of the day the wisdom hidden in it will be self-evident.

But you see people still in their youth like myself can open mouth and speak in confrontation, even use our tongue to start a war.

Where Baba Olanipekun is going is that yamree has destroyed this name Nigeria, and it's time to separate Biafra so Nigeria can bu cured....or if that's not possible, rename Nigeria altogether and redeem us from international humiliation resulting from crimes labeled as Nigerian, when in reality it is Biafra.
Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by JaskanFactor: 10:40pm On Sep 01, 2023
why bother to change the name, its more of an insult to change the name . since the Europeans still run Nigeria.
why bother cleaning up the house , just because the armed robber that came in is now drinking beer with your wife in the bedroom.
This is why African presidents are chosen from among those who need urgent medical care in Europe or those in military uniform trained in Europe .

You my recall that even the igloo army man who shot tafawa baliwa too was trained in Europe. Where the assassination and subsequent civil war was planned .

Change the name when the enemy no longer runs your country though puppets , its a bigger insult to do so before.

Change the name when taxi driver will not rush to carry oyinbo before Nigerian at the airport , its an insult to change the name before.

Change the name when Nigerians are no longer queuing at European embassies in large numbers to escape the European created zoo

And should you want to change the name right now, i recommend to call Nigeria "British colonial genocidal zoo" BCGZ for short.

And if you need a national flag just make it a blood red flag, since the Europeans sponsor all the terrorist killing Nigerians , and are behind every coup and war that ever happened in africa.

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by SeriouslySense(m): 10:42pm On Sep 01, 2023
smiley I think so, there should be active thinking in what we do, and good reasoning. Although what could it be, maybe a conversation starter or a test.

JaskanFactor:
why bother to change the name, its more of an insult to change the name . since the Europeans still run Nigeria.
why bother cleaning up the house , just because the armed robber that came in is now drinking beer with your wife in the bedroom.
This is why African presidents are chosen from among those who need urgent medical care in Europe or those in military uniform trained in Europe .

You my recall that even the igloo army man who shot tafawa baliwa too was trained in Europe. Where the assassination and subsequent civil war was planned .

Change the name when the enemy no longer runs your country though puppets , its a bigger insult to do so before.

Change the name when taxi driver will not rush to carry oyinbo before Nigerian at the airport , its an insult to change the name before.

Change the name when Nigerians are no longer queuing at European embassies in large numbers to escape the European created zoo

And should you want to change the name right now, i recommend to call Nigeria "British colonial genocidal zoo" BCGZ for short.

And if you need a national flag just make it a blood red flag, since the Europeans sponsor all the terrorist killing Nigerians , and are behind every coup and war that ever happened in africa.

Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by bitingcool: 10:44pm On Sep 01, 2023
gaby:
And these are supposed to be the very revered so-called legal luminaries a country boasts of.

So, if Wole finds his way to become the President of this country his first agenda will be to rename the country.

Just point out one sin the country or appellate "Nigeria" has committed on its own accord.

This is akin to changing a wine bottle without a change of the liquid contents and hoping on a change in customer satisfaction in terms of product quality.

If you like carry pig go car wash, open all the nozzle to wash him body, the moment you turn off the tap e go fall yakata inside the puddle wey don gather begin swim inside.

Carry monkey, wear am agabada or suit, send am go America come tell am say him name no be monkey again day na Bulablu. When monkey see banana e go remind you say him monkeyness na follow-come....ekpas

We the individuals making up the space called Nigeria are the ones denting the "poor Nigeria's" name and image and owe him/her a huge apology. And to do that we need a holistic and fundamental change in every facet of our socioeconomic values/lives, culture, and morals.

Sense no be by age truly.

Na the people wey dem say make we dey look up to and emulate be these ones oh.

They don't even have a clue what ails the country they seek to govern.

Shaking my head.

You have spoken nothing but the truth. His vapid assumption holds no water. if he likes, he should change Nigeria to Heaven on Earth Emirates, we would even get poorer as the thieves will become greedily. see the people labeled as SAN. BIG Shame

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by wonder233: 10:44pm On Sep 01, 2023
"Nigger Area" that is the meaning of Nigeria

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by SeriouslySense(m): 10:45pm On Sep 01, 2023
gaby:
And these are supposed to be the very revered so-called legal luminaries a country boasts of.

So, if Wole finds his way to become the President of this country his first agenda will be to rename the country.

Just point out one sin the country or appellate "Nigeria" has committed on its own accord.

This is akin to changing a wine bottle without a change of the liquid contents and hoping on a change in customer satisfaction in terms of product quality.

If you like carry pig go car wash, open all the nozzle to wash him body, the moment you turn off the tap e go fall yakata inside the puddle wey don gather begin swim inside.

Carry monkey, wear am agabada or suit, send am go America come tell am say him name no be monkey again day na Bulablu. When monkey see banana e go remind you say him monkeyness na follow-come....ekpas

We the individuals making up the space called Nigeria are the ones denting the "poor Nigeria's" name and image and owe him/her a huge apology. And to do that we need a holistic and fundamental change in every facet of our socioeconomic values/lives, culture, and morals.

Sense no be by age truly.

Na the people wey dem say make we dey look up to and emulate be these ones oh.

They don't even have a clue what ails the country they seek to govern.

Shaking my head.
Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by oakenfold: 10:47pm On Sep 01, 2023
Drop the country Nigeria. It is a vestige of a colonial corporation, now masquerading as a country.
Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by Omoawoke2(m): 10:51pm On Sep 01, 2023
SpecialAdviser:
Why is Nnamdi Kanu being vindicated every now and then. Remembered how he frowned at the name NIGERIA.

Good morning to all the magas copying him. MNK is a prophet honestly. Many tribes would wish to have him. That's why Jealousy no let them commend his sagacity. Man is a genius.

If Mandela spent years in prison and came out victorious, I believe MNK is already on the footpath. God bless him abundantly

Yorubas are sophisticated for a reason.

What igbos have been fighting over for years, it won’t take a sweat for Yorubas to achieve it if they want to.
If Nigeria want to form Yoruba nation, they will do it without breaking sweats

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Re: Drop The Name Nigeria, It's Demeaning: Wole Olanipekun Advocates Restructuring by emekajacobogbon(m): 10:52pm On Sep 01, 2023
Before they call you Igbo man, or obidient, or something else related to the south east

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